North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Araliaceae > Aralia
	Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Uncommon to fairly common statewide in NC, Aralia spinosa is a small tree growing in various bottomlands and forested habitats.
	Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 The flowers attract various bees and butterflies, especially hairstreaks.
	Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Not a stem you would want to grab as you walk through the woods!

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.